The document discusses action and taking part in activities that make a difference. It outlines an action cycle of reflecting on past actions, choosing goals and methods, and discussing plans with experts. It describes types of action like direct contact, indirect impact, advocacy, and research. It also discusses sustainability, defining it as making an impact last by organizing long-term, feasible programs.

1. Action in the Exhibition
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2. What do you know already?
S What is action?
S What does it mean to you?
S What does it look like?

3. What do you know already?
S Taking part in things around you and caring
S Doing something good or bad that has a result
that affects the planet
S Knowing about something, deciding to change
it, then changing it
S A way of making a difference
S Taking responsibility for something

4. What do you know already?
S Taking part in things around you and caring
S Contributing to something that has an impact

5. The Action Cycle
• Reflect on whether
you made a difference • Choose goals,
• What you did and appropriate action,
how you can improve methods
it • Make a decision about
• Why did you choose what you will do
it and how did you do • Discuss with group
• Was the action members, mentors,
sustainable organisations (experts)
• Brainstorm ideas
• Make a difference
• Let the world know what is happening
• Raising awareness
• Do something that has a sustainable impact

6. Types of Action
DIRECT ACTION – Person to person or direct contact with the
issue (reading to the elderly, beach clean-up)
INDIRECT ACTION – not interacting with individuals but doing
something that will affect others (fundraising, collections)
ADVOCACY – Creating awareness, educating, impact on decision-
making (changing attitudes & changing policies)
RESEARCH FOR ACTION – Finding and gathering information
for others to take action (inviting guest speakers, attending seminars)

7. Sustainability
What does sustainable mean?
How do we make action sustainable?
• Making it last, keeping it going
• Have large impact on an issue, action makes progress
• Make sure the action works, doable, manageable, feasible
• Organise programs that last more than a day